Sony SDX-800V Data transfer Rate, Initialize Time, Burst Transfer Rate to and from the Scsi Bus

2.Specification

Format	AIT-2 Standard Format
Native	50.0 Gbyte typical	When using 230 meter tape AIT-2 cassette (SDX-2-50C)
Capacity	36.0 Gbyte typical	When using 170 meter tape AIT-2 cassette (SDX2-36C)
Format	AIT-2 Turbo Standard Format
Native	80.0 Gbyte typical	When using 186 meter tape AIT-2 Turbo cassette (TAIT2-80N and
Capacity		TAIT2-80C)
Format	AIT-3 Standard Format
Native	100.0 Gbyte typical	When using 230 meter tape AIT-3 cassette (SDX3-100C)
Capacity
Format	AIT-3Ex Standard Format
Native	150.0 Gbyte typical	When using 246 meter tape AIT-3Ex cassette (SDX3X-150C)
Capacity

2.3.2.Data transfer Rate

2.3.2.1.Sustained Data Transfer Rate to and from the Tape

The sustained transfer rate to and from the tape is 18Mbyte per second with AIT-3Ex cassette, 16Mbyte per second with AIT-3, AIT-2 Turbo, AIT-2, AIT-1 Turbo and AIT-E Turbo cassette, 11Mbyte per second with AIT-1 cassette. For this sustained rate to be achieved, the drive must be streaming.

2.3.2.2. Burst Transfer Rate to and from the SCSI Bus

The SDX-800V will transmit and receive data bursts to and from the SCSI bus at a maximum burst rate of 12Mbyte per second, using Ultra 160 asynchronous transfers and maximum of 160Mbyte per second, using Ultra160 synchronous transfers.

2.3.3.Initialize Time

Initialize Time means the period from the time the drive is powered on to the time when the drive is ready and waiting for a SCSI command such as INQUIRY or TEST UNIT READY. Initialize Time is less than 5 seconds.

The drive will respond with BUSY status until the completion of the Initialize Time. The Initialize Time does not include the time necessary for drive diagnostics to complete and the drive to become ready for tape insertion.

SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1 2-7